Foo Fighters Premiere New Song The Feast and The Famine

The group recorded "Sonic Highways" in eight American cities - Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

The Foos are unveiling new tunes each week in sync with their 8-part HBO series of the same name, which premiered October 17. Check out the new song here.

Ozzy Osbourne Explains 'Crazy' Miss Piggy Duet

But there's a chance that the next thing his fans hear might be along the lines of his 1994 duet with Miss Piggy or his 2005 cover of Stayin' Alive, based on Dweezil Zappa's 1991 version.

Ozzy tells Esquire: "Believe me, I'm not a big Miss f***ing Piggy fan. You've got to be careful about what you do. Whatever you put on a track, somebody somewhere will put it out someday.

"I don't remember everything I recorded, but you'll hear it. When I was f***ed up all the time I did some crazy sh*t, you know?"

His most successful one-off was Close My Eyes Forever, the duet he wrote and recorded with Lita Ford in 1988. Read more here.

Slipknot's Jim Root Denies There Is Bad Blood With Corey Taylor

And he believes the second outfit will never repeat the achievements of their House Of Gold And Bones twin releases, which he helped create before being dismissed.

The lineup change came about last year although it was only made public months later. Root tells Triple J: "I've never had a problem with Corey. Corey and I understand each other a lot better than anybody else from the bands could, because we've been pulling double duty for all these years. Other people who don't share that common thing could never really understand."

Reflecting that his departure has a positive side, the guitarist continues: "After a while you become so spread thin that it becomes really hard to give a hundred percent to both things. There comes a time where you have to say, 'Enough is enough - I need to put my focus into what it is that made this possible for all of us,'

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Neil Young Streaming New Album Storytone Online

The singer began the sessions by first recording the songs on his own in a solo-setting, then creating versions of the songs in a new light with an orchestra and big band.

Young's second album issued this year (following "A Letter Home"), "Storytone" will be available in a standard CD edition presenting the orchestral performance, a deluxe CD edition (containing both standard and solo versions), and the deluxe 180 gram double vinyl pressing, which will be released on December 16 and will feature both versions of the album.

"Storytone" was produced by Young and Niko Bolas; it was recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt with additional co-production, arrangements, orchestration, and conducted by Michael Bearden and Chris Walden.

Stream the full album here.

Sammy Hagar Previews His Version Of Beatles' Birthday

Due November 17 (Nov 18 in North America), "The Art Of McCartney" features a variety of artists joining the former Beatle's long time band to perform songs from the bassist's legendary songwriting catalog.

Guests include Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, The Cure, Brian Wilson, Dr John, Yusuf, Barry Gibb, Jamie Cullum, KISS, Chrissie Hynde, ELO's Jeff Lynne, and many more.

Check out the preview here.

Soundgarden Unplug At Bridge School Benefit

The Seattle band unplugged for a 5-song set at the annual acoustic-based show that raises funds for the Bridge School, a facility that develops and uses advanced technologies to aid in the instruction of children with disabilities.

Neil Young's former wife, Pegi, co-founded The Bridge School in 1986 with Jim Forderer and help from Dr. Marilyn Buzolich. The first benefit concert, in 1986, raised the money necessary to start the school, which opened in '87.

Check out video from Soundgarden's performance here.

Johnny Winter's Final Studio Session Video Released

Producer and guitarist Paul Nelson tells NPR: "I had one of those moments where you just knew what you were watching was magic and history in the making.

"This was Johnny playing the way he loved most, paying tribute to the past while making the song his own. The track was recorded in one take. Amazing."

Step Back reached No.1 in the Billboard blues chart, No.1 in the independent album chart and No.17 on the US top 200. Watch the video here.

Queen Classic Voted Best Healing Song

ABBA's Dancing Queen came second and classical music in general came joint third with Pharrel Williams' Happy. The Beatles, Bob Marley, Elvis and Frank Sinatra also appeared in the top 10.

More than 66% of people said music helped them through periods of illness or stress. More men than women voted for Bohemian Rhapsody, while more women than men voted for ABBA.

The BBC say: "Music can't cure an illness or alter a disability - but it can help people cope with the difficulties they face. When you participate in music it can bring physical benefits, but it can also affect the way you think and feel.

"Everyone has the ability to respond to music and sound which can alter our way of moving, our mood and our perceptions." Check out the top 10 here.

Vinnie Paul Not Impressed With Show-Off Drummers

Paul tells The Jasta Show: "The new guys, to me, a lot of them play too much. I always considered myself a groove drummer, and a blast beat don't have much of a groove to it. And a lot of these drummers play so much that it's not about the song anymore, it's like a show-off session. 'Watch me. Here I go.' It's over the top.

"I always felt like drums have to be the support and the driving factor in a song, and there's places where the drummer has to show off and do things and get the spotlight, but not all the time. You've gotta pick and choose. And it's always gotta be about the song. That's really the bottom line."

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Iggy Azalea Releases New Track Beg For It

"Beg For It" also comes from Azalea's upcoming reboot of her debut album, re-dubbed Reclassified, as its debut single. On the song, she sticks to the "Fancy" formula that brought her all the way to the top of the charts, this time recruiting another pop import, the Diplo-mentored Danish singer M�.

The pair trades verses - with M� singing the hook - over a percolating beat produced by The Invisible Men, with Azalea dropping these particularly headstrong lines: "That everybody wanna put their hands on me/ See I be on this money why your man on me/ And I need another hand with all these bandz on me."

Read more and check out the song here.

Kaipa Release Screwed-Upness Lyric Video

Mainman Hans Lundin recently explained why there was a two year delay between the release of their previous outing Vittja and the new follow-up album, saying:

"It has taken a long time to complete because all the members have been very busy recording and touring with other groups. But it has definitely been worth waiting for - I'm very proud of the result."

Watch the lyric video here.

Chris Jericho Defends Metallica's Lulu Project With Lou Reed

The album was almost universally panned on release in 2011, with many followers demanding to know why they hadn't concentrated on recording a follow-up to 2008's Death Magnetic instead of turned to a side-project. Before his death last year, Reed admitted the work had resulted in death threats from angry thrash fans.

But Jericho argues the project proves Metallica's greatness. He tells Rolling Stone: "You want to keep things fresh if you want any sort of longevity. You can't do the same thing over and over. I think the general consensus is that the Beatles are the best band of all time. And why is that? Because you never knew what you were going to get. There were no restrictions; no rules on who they were as a band or what they did or who they wanted to be.

"Look at Metallica. The record they did with Lou Reed, people buried it, hated it. It wasn't really my kind of thing. But the concept of them doing it, I loved, because why not? If I was in Metallica and I wanted to make a record with Lou Reed, you're f***ing right I'd do it, because I can - and that's all that matters to me."

Read more here.

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